Every year TICA invites visiting artists from various disciplines to present their work and lead discussions regarding topics covered in the TICA workshops.













Layla Ali
Painter, Boston, MA

Annette Barbier
Associate Professor, Northwestern University

Sandy Brooke
Associate Professor, Painting, Oregon State University

Rika Burnham
Head of Student Programs,
The Metropolitan Museum of Art


Lisa Cartwright
Associate Professor, Visual and Cultural Studies, and Director, Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies, The University of Rochester

Jim Elkins
Professor, Art History,
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago


Anoka Faruqee
Painter, CalArts, Los Angeles, CA

Kerry Freedman
Associate Professor, Art Education,
Northern Illinois University


Elizabeth Garber
Associate Professor, Art Education,
University of Arizona


Brian Goldfarb
Professor, Visual and Cultural Studies,
University of Rochester, NY


Olivia Gude
Associate Professor, Art Education,
University of Illinois/Chicago


Ellen Harvey
Painter, NY, NY

Karen Keifer-Boyd
Associate Professor, Penn State University

Byron Kim
Painter, NY, NY

Jason Salavon
Artist, Chicago, IL

Deidre Searcy
Director, Street-level Youth Media, Chicago, IL

Marita Sturken
Professor, University of Southern California